6:33 pm
March 12

Big 12 Tournament: #12 Oklahoma State v. #2 Baylor

Who will WIN this matchup?

#12 Oklahoma State Cowboys (19-7)

#2 Baylor Bears (22-1)

 

Current odds:

Oklahoma State Cowboys: (+350)

Baylor Bears: (-450)

 

• The spread for the game is Baylor by 9 points.

• The top-seeded Bears (22-1) were sweating through the duration of their Thursday game against ninth-seeded Kansas State before escaping with a 74-68 victory. They were sloppy too, committing a season-worst 21 turnovers but received help by the Wildcats having 17 miscues of their own. It wasn’t the type of showing anyone forecasted after Baylor drilled Kansas State by 31 and 48 points during two regular-season matchups.

• Fifth-seeded Oklahoma State (19-7) is now hot and has won seven of its past eight games after producing a 72-69 victory over No. 10 West Virginia in its quarterfinal matchup. Cowboys coach Mike Boynton isn’t too worried about the regular-season results.

• Baylor standout Davion Mitchell is expecting a huge battle from an Oklahoma State squad clicking on all cylinders. Mitchell scored 23 points on Thursday, with MaCio Teague netting a game-high 24. Jared Butler scored 18 points but made seven turnovers while Mitchell committed six.

• Oklahoma State is led by Big 12 Player of the Year Cade Cunningham, and the freshman recorded 17 points and eight rebounds in the victory over West Virginia. Avery Anderson scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. Kalib Boone was a force in the interior with 10 rebounds and a career-best six blocked shots to help the Cowboys own a dominating 45-32 rebounding edge.

6/10
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#2 Baylor Bears
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